TargetTalk

It is not a problem IF you get your cheek in the same position on the cheek-piece every time. Some shooters put tape, or moleskin, on the cheek-piece as a locating aid. I watched one US Olympic athlete actually sand out a small concave divot in the cheek-piece, so the cheek would rest in the same l...

Imsatyam, Yes that's right, an angled cheekpiece can cause lateral errors. The reason is that moving your towards/away from the aperture, moves it sideways too, so it's not centred horizontally. If the edge of the cheekpiece is straight, and parallel to the barrel, your eye stays centred horizontal...

I have a feinwerkbau 800X rifle. Since my cheek doesn't sit comfortably on the cheek plate and tends to slip while I am in the process of aiming, I have rotated the cheek piece a bit in the counter-clockwise direction. But, today I read in an article that if the axis of cheek plate is not in line wi...